Re: [PATCH] qemu-doc: Clarify extent of build platform support

[Daniel P . Berrangé]

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 09:43:34AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Supporting a build platform beyond its end of life makes no sense.
> Spell that out just to be clear.

Agreed, that matches my intention when first writing this doc.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
> ---
>  qemu-doc.texi | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <address@hidden>


> 
> diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
> index a1ef6b6484..33b9597b1d 100644
> --- a/qemu-doc.texi
> +++ b/qemu-doc.texi
> @@ -2880,10 +2880,11 @@ lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar 
> software versions.
>  
>  For distributions with long-lifetime releases, the project will aim to 
> support
>  the most recent major version at all times. Support for the previous major
> -version will be dropped 2 years after the new major version is released. For
> -the purposes of identifying supported software versions, the project will 
> look
> -at RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu LTS, and SLES distros. Other long-lifetime distros 
> will
> -be assumed to ship similar software versions.
> +version will be dropped 2 years after the new major version is released,
> +or when it reaches ``end of life''. For the purposes of identifying
> +supported software versions, the project will look at RHEL, Debian,
> +Ubuntu LTS, and SLES distros. Other long-lifetime distros will be
> +assumed to ship similar software versions.
>  
>  @section Windows
>  
> -- 
> 2.21.1
> 

Regards,
Daniel
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